From: Screening and managing cannabis use: comparing GP’s and nurses’ knowledge, beliefs, and behavior
Statement | GPs agreement n(%) | Nurses agreement n(%) | χ2(1) |
---|---|---|---|
Barriers | |||
Do not have the skills to screen or provide an intervention | 336 (67%) | 124 (77%) | 5.94 |
Cannabis use often is not the most important issue that needs to be addressed during a patient’s visit | 286 (57%) | 56 (35%) | 23.80** |
Patients may not be receptive to screening or intervention | 279 (55%) | 98 (61%) | 1.45 |
Do not have time to screen or provide an intervention | 242 (48%) | 41 (25%) | 25.56** |
Do not have support from colleagues/organization to screen or provide an intervention | 138 (27%) | 55 (34%) | 2.68 |
The effort required to motivate a cannabis user to quit is not justified by the likelihood of a positive outcome | 101 (20%) | 15 (9%) | 9.80* |
Do not have a personal interest in providing screening or treatment for cannabis use | 95 (19%) | 12 (7%) | 11.78** |
Do not have professional interest in providing screening or treatment for cannabis use | 77 (15%) | 13 (8%) | 5.45 |
I do not want to attract more cannabis users to my clinic | 76 (15%) | 5 (3%) | 16.41** |
Most people who use cannabis do not need screening or treatment | 30 (6%) | 7 (4%) | 0.61 |
Cannabis users are unpleasant to work with | 24 (5%) | 3 (2%) | 2.64 |
Cannabis users should only be treated by specialists in the field | 15 (3%) | 18 (11%) | 17.36** |
Facilitators | |||
More training | 408 (81%) | 144 (89%) | 6.03 |
Access to up-to-date management guidelines and recommendations | 396 (79%) | 130 (81%) | 0.30 |
Having more options for referrals | 391 (78%) | 88 (55%) | 32.31** |
Having more resources to assist me (e.g., web interventions) | 315 (63%) | 103 (81%) | 0.10 |
Believing that screening and intervention would lead to positive outcomes | 232 (46%) | 67 (42%) | 1.00 |
Believing that screening and intervention are clinically important | 134 (27%) | 51 (32%) | 1.54 |
Nothing would facilitate the screening or intervention of cannabis use | 6 (1%) | 2 (1%) | <0.01 |